Faculty and Other Academic Personnel

(Date of original appointment follows name.)

Aliu, Melissa (2022)
Assistant Professor
Learning Community Counselor,
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University

An, Soonyoung H. (2014)
Professor, ESL
B.A., University of Nebraska
M.S., University of Pennsylvania

Anderson, Rene (2017)
Professor, English
B.A., Pacific Union College
M.A., San Jose State University
M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University

Avila, Briana (2019)
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Baden, Robert (2016)
Professor, English
B.A., M.A., University of South Carolina

Baird, Christine (2017)
Professor, Fire Technology
B.A., St. Mary’s College

Baker, Deborah (2021)
Assistant Professor, Cosmetology
A.A., Rancho Santiago Community College
B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills

Ball, Jeremy C. (2001)
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University

Barrick, Emily (2018)
Director, Wellness Center
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.H.S. University of California, Davis

Barrientos, Maggie (2017)
Associate Professor, Coordinator, Child Care Services
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., San Francisco State University

Beatty, Michelle (2019)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Bennett, Diana (2001)
Professor, Digital Media
A.A., Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
B.A., M.A., California State University, Hayward

Bobrowski, Christine (1999)
Professor, Music
B.A., Dartmouth College
M.F.A., Mills College

Brown, Michelle M. (2006)
Professor, Digital Media
B.A., Central Michigan University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Burns, Kajari (2016)
Head Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Coach,
M.A., Fresno Pacific University
B.A., University of California, Davis

Butterworth, Yvette (2016)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Central Michigan University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Calle, Andres (2023)
CIS
B.S., M.S., Santa Clara University

Cardenas, Carissa (2023)
Dual Enrollment & Transitions Counselor,
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., Universityof Redlands

Chapple, Tarana (2018)
Dean, Academic Support and Learning Technologies
B.A., Hampton University
M.A., Seton Hall University

Chen, Lydia (2018)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University

Church, Gary (1991)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., M.S., San Jose State University

Ciesla, Catherine (2012)
Professor, Chemistry
B.Sc., Ph.D., Heriot-Watt University

Clifford, James (1997)
Professor, Psychology
A.A., Cañada College
B.A., B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Cortez, Cheyanne (2022)
Associate Professor, Art
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University

Cruz, Leonardo (2021)
Associate Professor
Promise Scholars Counselor
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., San Francisco State University

Dailey, Denaya B. (2014)
Professor, Dance
B.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.F.A., Mills College

Danielson, David (1990)
Professor, Philosophy and Social Science
A.A., De Anza College
B.A., San Jose State University
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
Ph.D., Summit University

Dao, John (2018)
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Notre Dame de Namur University
M.S., San Francisco State University

De La Cruz, Jennifer (2018)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.S., M.S., San Francisco State University

Delgado Soler, Manuel (2021)
Assistant Professor
Promise Scholars Counselor
A.A., Cañada College
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Diamond, Kathleen (2000)
Professor, Biology
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

Diaz, Jesenia (2014)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., Argosy University

Diaz Benitez, Julieth (2021)
Assistant Professor, Instructional Designer
B.A., Universidad Del Norte, Colombia
M.S., Florida State University

Djedi, Anthony (2017)
Vice President of Administrative Services
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., University of Southern California

Duncan, Krystal (2013)
Dean of Counseling, Advising and Matriculation
B.S., California State University, San Luis Obispo
M.S., San Francisco State University

Eftekhari, Kamran (2016)
Professor, CIS
B.S., M.S., Amirkabir University of Technology
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Esparza, Zulema (2022)
Counselor,
B.A., M.S., San Francisco State University

Estrada, Valeria (2004)
Professor, Library Studies
B.A., University of San Francisco
M.L.I.S., University of Washington

Fainshtein, Vera (2015)
Professor, Digital Media
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.F.A., San Jose State University

Fasth, Allie S. (2021)
Director of Pathways and Promise,
A.A., Santa Barbara City College
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.P.A., San Francisco State University

Feinman, Yelena (2011)
Professor, Mathematics
M.S., Kharkov State University
M.A., Ukrainian College of Psychology and Parapsychology

Flowers, Jefferson (2009)
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Florida
M.S., University of California, Riverside
Ed.D., San Francisco State University

Gaines, Frederick L. (2007)
Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., Wichita State University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Galvez, David (2022)
Director of Equity
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., University of Texas at Austin

Gamez, Francisco N. (2021)
Dean, Business and Technology
B.A., M.A., California State University, East Bay
Ed.D., University of San Francisco

Garcia, Doris D. (2021)
Professor
Promise Scholars Counselor
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., San Francisco State University

Goldhahn, Katie (2015)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Volleyball Coach
B.A., Stanford University
M.A., San Jose State University

Gomez, Andy (2021)
Associate Professor
Promise Scholars Counselor
A.A., Foothill College
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Grandy, Carla (2014)
Vice President of Instruction
B.S., Texas Christian University
M.A., Oregon State University
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Guiriba, Alex (2019)
Professor, Counseling
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Jose State University

Gutierrez, Jose (2017)
Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Stanford University

Hankamp, Paul Z. (2016)
Professor, Biology
B.A., The Evergreen State College
M.S., San Francisco State University

Hasson, Robert L. (1984)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Stanford University

Heath, Stephen P. (2016)
Professor, Accounting
B.S., University of California, Berkeley

Howze-Owens, Jennifer (2021)
Assistant Professor, Instructional Designer
B.A., Howard University
M.A., Columbia University
Ed.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Hunt, Judith L. (2015)
Professor, History
B.A., College of Charleston
M.A.T., The Citadel
M.A., University of Charleston
Ph.D., University of Florida

Irigoyen, Fermin (2001)
Professor, Communication Studies
A.S., Cañada College
B.A., M.A., California State University, Hayward
Ed.D., California State University, Sacramento

Irwin, Tatiana (2015)
Associate Professor, History
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University

Iyengar, Malathi (2017)
Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., California Institute of the Arts
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Jackson, Jane (2008)
Professor, Music
B.A., Pomona College
M.M., M.M., University of Michigan

James, Katherine (1997)
Professor, English
B.A., William Smith College
M.A., San Francisco State University

Kaiser, Evan (2018)
Associate Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University

Keller, Daniel J. (2002)
Professor, English
B.A., Ohio State University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Khan, Susan (2022)
Professional Development Coordinator
B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Kitamura, Jonathan R. (2006)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., San Francisco State University

Kurland, Emily (2014)
Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University

Laderman, David (1995)
Professor, Film
B.A., California State University, Northridge
M.A., Emory University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Lariviere, Judith (2001)
Professor, Assistive Computer Technology Specialist
B.S., M.Ed., University of Western Ontario

LaRochelle, Beth (2013)
Professor, Dental Assisting
A.A., A.S., Santa Rosa Junior College
B.S., University of St. Francis
M.A., University of San Francisco

Lau, David (2018)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., San Francisco State University

Lawrence, Sara (2014)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Lehigh, Steven (2011)
Professor, Economics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., California State University, Long Beach

Li, Vincent (2013)
Professor, Accounting
B.S., M.S., Golden Gate University

Li, Yaping (1995)
Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Shandong University, People’s Republic of China
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Locke, David (2001)
Professor, Physics
B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia
M.A., University of California, Berkeley

Luong, Trang (2015)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.S., San Francisco State University

Mangin-Hinkley, Sarah (2016)
Professor, English
B.A., Stanford University
M.S., San Francisco State University

Marcial, Michael (2018)
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Head Men's Basketball Coach
A.A., Fresno City College
B.S., California State University, Sacramento
M.A., Fresno Pacific University

Martin, Sunny (2021)
Associate Professor
Promise Scholars Counselor
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., San Jose State University

Martin, Theresa (1995)
Professor, Biology
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of California, Berkeley

Mathur, Minu (2000)
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Delhi University
M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Maxwell, Timothy (2007)
Professor, English
B.A., M.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.F.A., University of Oregon

Medrano, Aurora (2013)
Professor, Cosmetology

Miller, Lee R. (2008)
Professor, Political Science
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Mojica Villegas, Edgar (2022)
Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., M.A., University of California, Berkeley

Montgomery, Matthew (2017)
Professor, Library Studies
B.A., Mary Washington College
M.S., Pratt Institute

Moon-Johnson, Joshua (2022)
Vice President of Student Services
B.B.A., University of South Alabama
M.A., University of Alabama
M.A., Binghamton University SUNY
Ed.D, Northern Illinois University

Morris, Teresa M. (2006)
Professor, Library Studies
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Mullane, Michelle (2015)
Professor, Psychology
A.A., A.A., Foothill College
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Sonoma State University

Murphy, Madeleine (1997)
Professor, English
B.A., King’s College, Cambridge M. Litt., Edinburgh University

Nakagawa, Monique (2011)
Acting Dean of Planning, Research, Innovation and Effectiveness
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University

Nelson, Melissa (2023)
Accounting
B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Loyola Marymount University

Newkirk-Sakaguchi, Carol (2014)
Director, Disability Resource Center
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.S., San Francisco State University

Nishanian, Harutiun (2006)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Los Angeles State University

Nixon, Colby L. (2014)
Professor, Spanish
B.A., B.A., Utah State University
M.A., University of California, Davis
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Nguyen, Melinda (2019)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.S., University of San Francisco

Otte, Adria (2021)
Assistant Professor, Music
B.A., Bard College
M.F.A., Mills College

Pacheco, Hellen (2021)
Associate Professor, CIS
B.A., M.S., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
M.A., Stanford University

Perez, Gilbert (2021)
Associate Professor, Personal Counseling
A.A., City College of San Francisco
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Pilar, Angel (2019)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University

Pollack, Bret (2000)
Professor, Kinesiology, Assistant Football Coach
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., St. Mary's College

Polomski, Elisha (2018)
Professor, Astronomy
B.A., Wellesley College
Ph.D, University of Florida

Quigley-Borg, Nicole F. (2006)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Softball Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.S., University of Tennessee
M.A., St. Mary's College

Reed-Fort, Patrice (2019)
Associate Professor, Counseling
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., San Francisco State University

Ridgway, Kristiane M. (2005)
Professor, ESL
B.A., Drake University
M.S., University of Southern California

Rhodes, Joshua (2019)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
A.S., College of San Mateo
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Rugliancich, Roxana (2016)
Professor, Counseling
B.S., San Francisco State University
M.A., University of San Francisco

Salido, Kimberley (2019)
Associate Professor, Cosmetology

Schmidt, Mikel (1997)
Professor, Fitness and Kinesiology
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., San Francisco State University

Scott, Tasia (2022)
Associate Professor, Cosmetology
B.S., California State University, East Bay

Sekona, Hansen (2018)
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Assistant Football Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.S., Kansas State University
M.A., University of Washington

Sherer, Michael (2014)
Professor, English
B.A., Whitman College
M.F.A., St. Mary's College

Sibucao, Kevin (2022)
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Silva, Andrew (2022)
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Head Swim/Water Polo Coach
B.A., M.S., California Polytechnic State University

Silva, Javier (2021)
Associate Professor, Biology/Anatomy
B.S., M.S., San Francisco State University

Sinarle, Kevin (2006)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., Fresno State University
M.S., San Francisco State University

Smith, Arielle (2015)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.S., Ed.D., San Francisco State University

Smith, Christopher (2011)
Professor, Biology, Health Science and Interdisciplinary Studies
B.S., Suffolk University
M.S., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Spring, Shannon (2021)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.A., University of California, Davis
B.S., Samuel Merritt University
M.S., Saint Xavier University

Stanford, Darryl (2001)
Professor, Astronomy
B.S., Polytechnic University
M.S., Concordia University
M.S., University of Toledo

Tayag, Elnora (2017)
Director of Learning Commons
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., Claremont School of Theology
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles

Taylor-Mendoza, Jennifer (2011)
President
A.A., El Camino College
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.S., California State University, Northridge
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Thomas, Lia (2007)
Associate Professor, Library Studies
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.L.I.S., San Jose State University

Tohmc, Jessica (2021)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Dominican University of California
M.S., Saint Xavier University

Tran, Huy H. (2005)
Professor, Biology
B.S., University of California, San Diego
M.S., California State University, Hayward

Tran, Philip (2020)
Professor, Business
B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.B.A., Santa Clara University

Travis, Keira (2018)
Professor, English
B.A., McGill University
M.A., Queen's University
Ph.D, McGill University

Tsuchiyose, Kazumi (2019)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Tokyo Institute of Technology
M.S., San Jose State University

Tulloch, Timothy W. (2010)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Football Coach
A.A., Palomar College
B.A., Menlo College
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy

Ueda, Makiko (2007)
Professor, Personal Counseling & Wellness Services
B.A., Meisei University
M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies

Valenti, Mary (1996)
Professor, Counseling
B.S., Notre Dame de Namur University
M.A., San Jose State University

Vargas, Michael (2016)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., Gonzaga University
M.S.W., San Francisco State University

Velickovic, Jeanne Marie (2021)
Dean, Creative Arts and Social Science
B.A., University of Pretoria
M.A., University of South Africa
Ph. D., University of Texas

Verma, Sujata (2022)
Professor, Business Analytics
B.A., University of Delhi
M.A., M.A., Delhi School of Economics
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Vizenor, Andrea (2016)
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Economic Development
B.A., University of San Francisco
M.Ed., Concordia University

von Bleichert, Peter A. (2015)
Professor, Business
B.A., The American College of Greece
M.S., Schiller International University
Ph.D., Walden University

Vorobey, Lilya (2000)
Professor, Drafting Technology
B.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts

Waechtler, Natalie (2016)
Professor, Nursing
B.S., Oklahoma State University
M.S.N., California State University, Dominguez Hills

Walker, Christopher (2014)
Interim Dean, Math and Science
B.A., M.A., California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Wallace, Jeramy (2013)
Professor, English
B.S., M.A., Notre Dame de Namur University

Warner, Michelle (1998)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Basketball Coach
A.A., Cerritos College
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of Iowa

Webster, Katherine (2017)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Ed.D, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Westfold, Elinor (2017)
Professor, ESL
B.A., Whitman College
M.A., University of Washington

Westmoreland, Shawn M. (2014)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., M.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University

Wiese, Katryn (2022)
Geology
B.S., California Institute of Technology
M.S., Oregon State University

Williams, Brandon (2021)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.S., San Diego State University

Williams, Douglas (1997)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Baseball Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., St. Mary's College

Windisch, Todd (2018)
Associate Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., California State University, Fullerton

Wisherop, Janis (1994)
Director of Nursing
A.A., Skyline College
B.S., M.S., University of San Francisco

Wolf, Andreas R. (1991)
Dean, Kinesiology, Athletics and Dance
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Wong, Alexander (2015)
Professor, Physics
B.A., Carleton College
M.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., San Francisco State University

Wong, Alyssa (2007)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., San Francisco State University

Wu, Jing (1998)
Professor, Chinese
B.A., Shanghai Normal University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Yurtseven, Lale (2018)
Professor, Business
B.A., M.B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies

Yoon, Erica (2022)
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., McGill University
Ph.D., Stanford University

Young, Shana Kudo (2007)
Professor, Adapted P.E.
A.A., A.S., College of San Mateo
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., San Jose State University